JVe Wish You
Christmas Cheer!
HIGH LIFE
Good-bye Until
Next Year!
From the Gate City of the South and the Birthplace of 0. Henry
VOLUME XII
GREEXSBORO HIGH SCHOOL, GREENSBORO, N. C., DECEMBER 16, 1933
NUMBER 6
Senior Class
Plans Gala
Commencement
®^^ageant Will Combine Talent of
Entire Graduating Class As
Done in Pantomime.
ife
ED
CONE IS CHAIRMAN
Quentin Dixon, Lile McGinnis,
cepa Helen Cook, and Dorothy
u ^ Hodgin Are Responsible for
!2 Presentation on January 20.
%i'i
sparations for raid-year gradua-
■lif..tlon |continues under the direction of
se :Misses Sarah Lesley and Amy Cald
well, advisers for semester 8. The class
is fanning to present the will and
prophecy and sing the class songs at
:t'::the last chapel prc^ain before grad
ate uation. This will be part of the Senior
_^,DayJactivities. At this time the pres
ent ‘graduates will continue the cus-
'' tom I begun by the graduating class
last'June and give up the front seats
:n chapel to the incoming semester 8.
it ri| The pageant for the commencement
3j.program has been written by a com
mittee composed of Edward Cone,
__3hairman, Qeuntin Dixon, Lile Mc-
IllOinnis, and Helen Cook. Dorothy Hod-
gin is general chairman of the plans.
Mary Margaret Bates has charge of
;he fjostumes, some of which are be-
^5 ,ng gnade by the home economics de-
ia^nent- The characters studied in
'arious departments throughout
;he||hree years in high school will be
inted in the pageant,
laracters taken from “Silas Mar-
through “Hamlet” will represent
tnglish department: the Latin de-
ent will be represented by char-
lllljjicters from each year of Latin. Char-
-icters from each period in history will
isent the history department and
icters from each of the last five
ipeibs, music-art will be shown by a
acterized reproduction of “Sistine
iCaSonna.”
The cast will be composed of the 68
5 tOai^bers of the class. All the depart
ments will be given a place in the
pageant. Nine muses will Introduce
;he Jtarious departments.
^mowing the pageant the diplomas
_will [be presented and the present se-
\^ester 8’s will be high school gradu
ates.
December 14 Closes
|Night School Term
Typing, Shorthand, Commercial
English, Bookkeeping Most
Popular Subjects; Band Will
Give Concert in January.
Njght school, under the supervision
RE>f C. S. Mills, had an enrollment of
SSlj^upils. The most popular studies
!5hoaen and their enrollment were:
—^Typing 91, shorthand 42, commercial
Snglish 38, and bookkeeping 28. Earl
Osiocbm^ directs two classes of band,
ind ' these classes have the highest
jeroentage of attendance, which is
This term closed Wednesday, Decem-
)er 14. and the second term will open
idoaday. January 2.
, ^ns are now being made for a
jelBogether meeting the middle of
'anlary so the band ra^y give a con-
•eet tert.
EXAMINATION SCHEDULE
Senior Exams
1 and 2 periods, Jan. 13, Friday.
3-4-5 periods, Jan. 16, Monday.
6 and 7 periods, Jan. 17, Tuesday.
Regular Exams
1 and 2 periods, Jan. 17, Tuesday.
3-4-5 periods, Jan. 18, Wednesday.
6 and 7 periods, Jan. 19, Thursday.
Junior Class
Gives Social
Seniors Are Entertained With
Reception on December 15;
Dancing Is the Main Feature
of Program.
The Juniors entertained the Seniors
at a reception in the cafeteria last
night. Dancing featured the program.
The fun began with a grand march led
by the presidents of the two classes
with their escorts.
A song by L. H. Dunivant, a doll
dance by Margaret McNeill, a dance
and recitation by Dot Hanes and a
tango by J. C. Lane and Miss Addie
Brown were featured between dances.
A group from Mrs. Oscar White's stu
dio danced a number called “Just a
Bowl of Cherries." Red Frew led an
old fashioned square dance.
A visit from Santa Claus, who dis
tributed gifts among the guests form
ed a climax to the evening of fun.
The decorations consisting of bal
loons, a Christmas tree, bells, and
streamers were appropriately red and
green.
The following people were respon
sible for the entertainment; Marjorie
Edwerds, entertainment; Jane Sykes,
decorations; Ed Tankersley, finance;
Martha Jane Tugwell, refreshments:
Kathleen Boren, Invitations, and Or
ville Snyder, programs. Miss Ida Belle
Moore acted as adviser and chaperon.
Mid-Term Brings
150 New Students
To Senior High
Only 70 to Graduate; Increase
In Enrollment Will be Small
Due to Number Stopping
School During Fall Semester.
One hund3-ed and fifty new students
will enter Senior high at the begin
ning of the second semester. All of
these are from Central Junior high
and are now engaged in making their
tentative schedules.
Seventy students will graduate from
high school at mid-term thus mak
ing an increase in enrollment of
about 80.
There are, however, many who have
stopped school this fall for various
reasons, so the enrollment will be
about the same. The new students’
definite schedules will be made out for
them during the Christmas holidays.
Stage Hands Work Well
Boys Who Helped With Opera
Services Do Fine Job; Chang
ed Settings In Record Time;
Ernest Ford Is Director.
Display Model Planes
jeorge Wills and Co-workers
tfflan Contest Held at Local
Airport; Is Subdivision of Air
: ^ircus.
^orge Wills, a student in Senior
tigh, was chairman of the model air-
3lano contest committee. This com-
.nit^e had charge of the model air-
J- plane contest held in connection with
;he|air circus at Greensboro airport.
The other four members of the com-
aiitjee wtjre Aiken Martin, Claude Har-
ris(» and Howell Overton from Senior
high and Freeman Myrick from Curry
high school.
9 contest was held in an unoccu
pied store in the Piedmont building.
■ Jennie Livingston, pilot in the cir
cus, and Jimmie Ewing, who announc-
e^he shew, judged the models.
,:f|he winner in each of the five
f Offices were: 10 years, William Neal;
ll-'l2, Freeman Myrick; 13-15, Harold
fflhshaw; 16-18, James Carmichael;
19^0, Le Grand Kidd.
IJach of these boys were awarded free
1 iWsses to the air show and a ride over
• Greensboro in the giant tri-motor
Ford plane.
■Tiere were thirty-four planes enter-
, edjin the contest.
The stage crew that worked on the
setting for the opera did the job ex
ceedingly well, says Mr. Miller. The
scenes were changed in record break
ing time, and the stage equipment was
in fine shape.
The following boys helped on the
stage during the opera: Ernest Ford,
stage manager; Charles Elder, assist
ant manager; Clyde Wooten, electri
cian; Charles Starmer, assistant elec
trician. and Hobart Stubbins, carpen
ter.
The stage crew follows; Vance Mc-
Clintock, Frank Stone, Frank Hudson,
and Wade Dunn.
J. H. Johnson Writes
Skit For Chapel Period
A skit written by J. H. Johnson for
chapel portrays Gilbert and Sullivan
just before the initial performance of
their last opera, “The Gondoliers."
Two acts compose the skit. The first
one showed the composer and writer
in a friendly chat when they receive
an invitation to the dress rehearsal of
“The Gondoliers.” In the second act
Sullivan tells of a dream he has had.
The dream showed that 43 years
from then a high school in Greens
boro, North Carolina, would present
their opera in a professional manner.
The curtain was lowered to rise
again on three scenes from the opera
which were part of Sullivan’s dream.
Gilbert was portrayed by Robert
Baker; John Durham played the part
of Sullivan.
Students Chosen
For Triangular
Debating Team
Winners In Tryout Held Decem
ber 3, Were Howard King,
Thomas Miller, David Staf
ford and A. C. Holt.
Saturday morning, December 3, the
tryout for the triangular debate was
held. The query was' Resolved: “that
North Carolina should adopt the sales
tax as a feature of its state system of
revenue.”
Fifteen people participated in the
tryout. The four winning were: How
ard King, A. C. Holt, Thomas Miller,
and David Stafford. Another team
was also selected consisting of: Jack
Yancey, W. E. Benbow, Jack Cheek,
and Ed Gambrell. >
“This second team will represent
Greensboro in another debate some
time next spring. A great deal of in
terest was manifested in the tryouts.
There were many excellent speakers
who did net win places,” says Mr. Far
thing, faculty adviser.
Greensboro will debate in a triangle
with Winston-Salem and High Point
about the first of April. The school
winning both affirmative and negative
teams will go to Chapel Hill about the
fifteenth of April to enter the con
test for the Aycock Memorial cup.
Affirmative Wins
Should Six Week Report Periods
Be Installed Was Query for
Discussion; Maurice Polk and
David Stafford Speakers.
“Should the Six Weeks Report
Period be Reinstated?” This was the
query for the discussion in the debat
ing club, which met during activities
period. The main speakers were-
Maurice Polk for the affirmative, and
Dave Stafford for the negative.
Other talks were given by: Talmadge
Smith, Jack Yancey, Bill Murphy,
Pete Sacrinty, and Carson Bain. Tliis
topic kept every member interested
and ready to take part.
The affirmative won.
“Resolved that the War Debts
Should be Canceled,” was discussed at
a later meeting. Helen Hinson was the
n.'.ain speaker for the affirmative, and
Irma Lee Graves spoke for the nega
tive.
SCHOOLS GET SIXTEEN DAYS
The Greensboro School system
will have two weeks from Friday,
December 16, until Monday, Janu
ary 2, for Christmas holiday season.
This is a four day extension on the
usual ten day period due to the
position on the calendar of Christ
mas day. This change in the num
ber of holidays will be a great con
venience to those teachers who wish
to go home, as they will have three
week-ends instead of the ui:ual two.
‘WORSHIP’ IS THEME
OF LATEST HOMESPUN
The latest issue of Homespun is
on the subject of Worship, especial
ly as regards the celebration of
Christmas. It is thought by many
to be one of the best ever publish
ed. There is a great variety of sub
jects, and the pictures are unusual
ly good. In each copy the sub
scribers found a Christmas card
specially designed for Homespun.
Sophomores Net $27
As Result Of Drive
Contest Sponsored By Curtis
Publishing Co.; $20 Given to
Finance Committee, Balance
Goes In Class Treasury.
The sophomore class secured $27.00
as a result of the magazine subscript
tion contest, sponsored by Curtis Pub
lishing company. Twenty dollars was
given to the finance committee, and
the balance was put in the sophomore
treasury.
The class was divided into teams
with Marjorie Pye captain of the gold
team and Dorothy Elkins captain of
the green team. The green team won,
having sold 29 subscriptions, while the
gold team sold 15.
The teams supposedly were on board
a ship with David Stafford as Com
modore (treasurer). The teams stood
on the gang plank while the winning
pushed the other team off the
plank into the mouth of a shark in
the waters below.
Miss Julia Searcy was faculty ad
viser. Those selling the most sub
scriptions were: Eleanor Klrchner,
Ruby Watson, Sarah Sanford, Eliza
beth Burnside and Dorothy Elkins.
The magazines sold were The Coun
try Gentlemen, Saturday Evening Post
and the Ladles Home Journal.
Organized Groups
To Put On Stunts
8 o’clock January 6
Homespun Sponsors Event to
Raise Money; Prizes Will Go
to Organization Presenting
Best Number.
On Friday night, January 6, there
will be presented on the Greensboro
senior high stage a series of acts,
which will constitute the making of
one evening's entertainment. It will
be Stimt Night given in a form never
seen before.
Homespun is sponsoring this event
in hopes of raising its financial state
to a higher plane. An agreement has
been formed with every organization
in school wherein each havd agreed to
give a stunt in a competitive race for
a grand prize. Those organizations
competing for the prize are: The de
bating club, the Girl Reserves, High-Y,
the Golden Masquers, the Faculty club.
Torchlight society. Quill and Scroll,
and High Lile staff.
It is rumored that the faculty club
will present an entertainment feature.
These is also to be included on the
program a person whose name has not
hitherto been associated with the
Greensboro senior h^h school; she is
Miss Sadie B. Berklewitz, who will
present her death defying stunt in a
breath taking manner.
The directors of Stunt Night have
said that they are so desirous of giv
ing every student an opportimity of
seeing this program, that they will
make the price reasonable.
Senior Scouts
To Give Dance
Tableau of Nativity Will Be
Presented at Carolina The
ater; Chorus of 300 Girls
Constitutes Background.
Girl Scouts in the Senior troop are
planning a dance to be given Tuesday
evening, December 27, at nine o'clock.
This dance will be the first social func
tion of the season attended by boys.
This happens as the result of a se
ries of talks given by Mrs. Leah Sty-
ron. Miss Mary Taylor and Mrs. Oscar
White. The chaperones are; Mrs. W.
C. Robinson, Mrs. Douglas Long, and
Mrs. M. C. Stewart.
On December 19, 20 and 21 a tab
leau will be presented by the Girl
Scouts of Greensboro at the Carolina
Theatre.
The scene will be the Baby Jesus
and Mary in the manger. A chorus of
three hundred girls will sing Christ
mas carols.
Constructioh Begins
On New Gymnasium
Gym to Be Located Between
Field House and Cafeteria;
Mr. Mills Is Designer; Peck
School Materials Are Used.
Work has begun on the new Senior
high gymnasium, which is being built
between the cafeteria and field house.
The plans, drawn by C. S. Mills, of the
wood working department, arrange for
a frame structure 98 by 60 feet similar
to the hangar at the airport. Above
the basketball floor will be a balcony
with a seating capacity of 500. The
equipment will be sparse because of
limited funds.
Although the building will be valued
at $10,000 the construction is only
costing $3,000. The expense is reduced
by using relief labor paid by the gov
ernment and by using materials sal
vaged from the Clara J. Peck school,
which has recently been tom down.
Only a few hundred dollars worth of
new materials will be needed.
Carl Jeffress, editor-in-chief of High
Life, and brother, Edwin, will attend
Governor Gardner's Llve-at-Home
banquet at Raleigh today.
SENIORS FEATURED
IN NEXT HIGH LIFE
The next issue of High Lite will
be a senior issue. It has been the
custom to publish the senior pro
gram and their pictures in the Is
sue that comes out just before the
graduation program.
This issue will come out Jan. 20
and uill feature the seniors and
their activities.
Senior Class
Gives Pageant
Semester Seven Presents An
nual Christmas Dramatiza
tion; Orchestra Plays Selec
tions From ‘Messiah.’
The annual Christmas pageant pre
sented every year by Semester 7 is be
ing given this afternoon at activities
period. The one this year, “Lasting
Glory," arranged and directed by
Misses Mary Ellen Blackmon, Lily
Walker, and Mary Harrell pictures the
nativity in two scenes.
Prior to the pageant the high school
orchestra, under the direction of Earl
Slocum, plays selections from Handel s
“Messiah.”
As the curtain rises on the first
scene, modern Bethlehem is seen pic
tured in the background. The Christ
mas star and a chorus of twenty angels
appear unto the travelers, shepherds,
and Israelites telling them of the birth
of Christ.
Between acts an invisible choir
sings, “It Came Upon a Midnight
Clear."
The manger scene with Mary, Jo
seph, and the angels, is portrayed
next, while the Biblical story of the
first Chi'istmas is read from the side
of the stage. Israelites and the three
wise men appear bearing gifts.
As the curtain falls a chorus from
the balcony sings “Joy to the World."
Throughout the drama nine violins
render appropriate Christmas music.
The characters in the pageant are:
Reader, Bernard Waynick; candle
bearers, Rex Metz, Howard Cooke; Jo
seph, Harold Smith; Mary, Margaret
Barnes; Israelites, Carlton Raper,
Maurice Polk, A. C. Holt; Wise Men,
Sam Smith, Bill Cromwell, Emanuel
Johnson; shepherds, Dick Mitchell,
Howard McCrow, Weldon Gray, Jim
Applewhite, Robert Baker, Prank Kel
ly, Clarence Leak, and Sidney Wheeler.
Vicki Baum Vivacious
Is Too Busy to Have Hobby,
Likes to Travel, Loves Amer
ica. Has Two Boys. Plans
to Make Home In Los Angeles.
Vicki Baum, author of “Grand Ho
tel,” who appeared at Aycock audi
torium December fourteenth, says she
is too busy to have a hobby, but she
adores traveling and has traveled in
Europe, in America, and on the con
tinent. She says excepting Americans
she likes the English and the Scandi
navians best of all the nationalities
she has met. '
She declares that music was her
first ambition and that she played a
harp at the Berlin opera. She mar
ried the director of the orchestra,
Richard Lert. Deciding that two mu
sicians in the family were too noisy
she began to write.
She has two sons, Peter, 15, and
Wolfgang, 11, now in Los Angeles,
where she expects to make her home.
Miss Baum is blond, petite, viva
cious, bubbling over with life, possess
ing poignant freshness and youth and
a fluent command of American slang.
New Sidewalks
Made Of Cinders
To Replace Paths
New cinder sidewalks are now being
made to replace the muddy paths on
the southeast side of the science build
ing. This is the realization of the
dreams of the students of G. H. S.
This work is being clone by relief labor.
Other improvements are also being
made by relief labor. A walk extend
ing from the science building to the
bridge is under construction. The road
leading from Westover terrace to the
athletic field is also being graded.
Thickets of trees surrounding the
schcK>l have been cleared, thus improv
ing the looks of the grounds. These
improvements cost the school noth
ing.
Glee Clubs
Present Opera
Eighth Affair
Costumes and Stage Setting
Elaborate and Colorful. ‘The
Gondolier s’ Pleases Two
Audiences.
200 STUDENTS TAKE PART
Credit for Success Due to Mr.
Miller, Entire Music Depart
ment, Student Body and Fac
ulty Members.
“The Gondoliers,” under the direc
tion of H, Grady Miller, was presented
at two performances December 9 in
the high school auditorium by the
music department. This is the eighth
annual opera and the seventh Gilbert
and Sullivan production.
Two audiences were transferred to
eighteenth century Venice and Spain.
The generous applause received at each
performance would indicate that the
offering met with the highest antici
pation and approval of those who
heard and saw this brilliant Gilbert
and Sullivan masterpiece.
The following students played lead
ing parts; Lewis Ginsberg, who play
ed Private Willis in “lolanthe.” doubled
with L. H. Dunivant taking the part
of Dickdeadeye in “Pinafore" Lord
Tolloller in ’lolanthe,'' Wilfred in “The
Yoemen of the Guards" Despard Mur-
gatroyd In “Ruddigore,” played the
Duke’s part.
J. J. Shields, appearing as the Grand
Inquisitor in his first major lead, dou
bled with Carlton Raper, who played as
Richard in “Ruddigore,” Private Willis
n “lolanthe" and a major lead in
Cherry-Blossom” at Gillespie Park.
Felton Hall, first leading part, dou
bles with Jimmie Applewhite as Luiz.
Jim played Richard in "Ruddigore"
and Lord Tolloller in “lolanthe." Erlu
Neese, coming to Greensboro from
Pleasant Garden, played Marco in both
afternoon and evening performances.
Guiseppe, played by Hardy Root,
appeared in his first lead last year as
Lord Mountararat in “lolanthe" and
also by John Davis, making his initial
appearance in a leading role.
Virginia Hammond and Ruth Hill,
doubling for the Queen, make their
bows as leads.
Casilda, leading lady, was played by
Martha Nell Carson, who was Rose
Maybud in “Ruddigore,” Phoebe in the
“Yoeman of the Guards” and Phyllis
in "lolanthe.” Eva Mae Zlglar, tak
ing her first lead, played Casilda at the
matinee performance.
Beverly Burgess was "lolanthe" In
the opera of that name, took a minor
lead in “Ruddigore” and a major lead
in “Cherry Blossom,” plays Tessa this
season and doubling with her is Nancy
Byrd Miles. Inez was played by Ce
celia Todd, evening, and Helen Sutton,
matinee; Fiannetta by Lois Moffit,
matinee, and Cathleen Mclver, even
ing. who played Fleta, a minor lead, in
“lolanthe;” Vittoria by Lois Shields,
matinee, and Annie Lee Chandler
evening; Giulia by Dorothy Truitt,
matinee, and Irene Coe, evening; An
tonio by Charles Banks, evening, and
Robert Baker, matinee; Francesco,
Raymond Zaubler, evening, ami Sid
ney Wheeler, matinee; and Giorgia by
John Durham, evening, and Carl Wolfe,
maiinee.
Ocher members of cast were: Walter
Allred and Robert Campbell, halber
diers; Garland Caviness and Milton
Zauber, heralds; Roberta and Elberta
Murray, pages; Rigdon Harris and Cut
ler Watkins, banner bearers; and Julia
Brent Byrum and Anna Samet, Span
ish dancers.
The cast was supported by an ex
perienced orchestra and by a chorus
of two hundred well trained voices.
The costumes were perhaps the most
elaborate in trimming and design and
the handsomest in texture ever used
by Greensboro students.
The scenery was rented from a Phil
adelphia firm from which the scenery
for the Idst three operas was procured
und was quite beautiful.
Credit is due Mr. Miller and the en
tire music department as well as to
the student body as a whole and the
faculty members for the splendid suc
cess of the elaborate and colorful mat
inee and evening performances.
Frances Sowell Reports
On S. I. P. A. Convention
Prances Sowell, editor of High Life,
gave the Quill and Scroll members a
report of the activities of the S. I.
P. A. held at Lexington, Virginia,
The news story contest proved to be
the most interesting event of the con
vention, Frances said. Each delegate
reported the same Incidem. The writ
er of the best story received a prize.
The variance of details was amusing.